BLOG · 2026
Satellite + LiDAR
one interface, one decision
Two data sources — previously two platforms. Now one.
The Classic Workflow
🛰️
SATELLITE
Where did it grow?
Continuous validation
VS
📡
LiDAR
How much did it grow?
Ad hoc survey
BioGuard Solution
One interface, two layers, one engineering decision
🛰️ SATELLITE · continuous monitoring
📡 LiDAR · cm-accurate point cloud
The same corridor — two sensors, two logics
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Powerline topology in the point cloud
Tower marking · network building
5 towers · 379 m
1.22M points · 11.88 ha · 248 m corridor
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Satellite + LiDAR in one view
Left: where · Right: what
3 urgent
4 sections · NDVI 2015 → 2025: +0.10 · vegetation +2.6 m
But this is not free. What does the cost picture look like?
Two different logics, two different pricing models
★ IMPORTANT
📡
LiDAR survey
€€€€
SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT
- Pinpoint, centimeter-level geometry
- 3D powerline - vegetation clearance
- One point in time - a snapshot
- Expensive to repeat · drone rental, permits
🛰️
Satellite monitoring
€
COST-OPTIMIZED
- Continuous · new imagery every 5 days
- NDVI, vitality, biodiversity - things LiDAR cannot see
- The entire network can be covered
- No centimeter-level height data
Prisoner's dilemma? You have to choose.
NO. A rational decision that each DSO makes for itself.
BioGuard does not force a choice. We provide both alternatives - and, in practice, the combined use of both, creating the synergies.
The satellite tells us where to look.
LiDAR tells us what to do.
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AI analysis by section
T3 → T4 · 1226 m · HC1 monitor
Left: LiDAR analysis · 84,046 points · Risk Score 47/100 · Right: Sentinel-2 trend · NDVI +22% · 2015→2030 HC escalation
+3.2 m
vegetation growth over 10 years · rescan in 12 months
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Engineering-grade 3D measurement
Point-to-point · powerline - ground clearance
53.21 m
3D distance · 50.48 m horizontal · 16.82 m elevation difference
Evaluating One Corridor
OLD
~21 days
BIOGUARD
3 minutes
What This Means for the DSO
Three concrete impacts
×100
SPEED
Time
2-3 weeks of manual workflow → minutes
100%
LOCAL
Data sovereignty
NIS2 compliant · stays on the DSO server
HC0—3
DECISION
Clarity
Intervention priority · direct budget input
Demo on Your Own Network
5-10 km sample section · analysis within 48 hours
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